territorial waters
plural noun
: the waters under the sovereign jurisdiction of a nation or state including both marginal sea and inland waters
Examples of territorial waters in a Sentence
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In order to help prevent and control the spread of gastrointestinal illnesses on cruises, all ships are subject to inspection by the CDC when operating in US ports and territorial waters.
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Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2024
Those picked up within Italy’s territorial waters, or by rescue ships operated by nongovernmental organizations, would retain their right under international and EU law to apply for asylum in Italy and have their claims processed there.
—Llazar Semini, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Feb. 2024
Norway’s push to start deep-sea mining in its territorial waters has created a massive rift in the European Parliament as lawmakers debated the policy and whether to intercede.
—Peter Aitken, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2024
Photograph: Manuel Romano/Getty Images The Norwegian Parliament voted this week to allow companies to scour its territorial waters for mining opportunities.
—Eliza Gkritsi, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2024
The most important resource endowment of the Essequibo region is the oil found in its territorial waters.
—Elias Ferrer Breda, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Beijing is also seeking to expand its territorial waters in the South China Sea.
—Bob Seely, Foreign Affairs, 24 Nov. 2023
While Hamas rules inside Gaza, Israel controls its northern border, as well as its territorial waters and airspace.
—Maggie Vespa, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2023
Since the Ukraine invasion, Latvia has increased surveillance of its airspace, land and territorial waters, the ministry said.
—Paulina Villegas, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2023
Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2024
Those picked up within Italy’s territorial waters, or by rescue ships operated by nongovernmental organizations, would retain their right under international and EU law to apply for asylum in Italy and have their claims processed there.
—Llazar Semini, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Feb. 2024
Norway’s push to start deep-sea mining in its territorial waters has created a massive rift in the European Parliament as lawmakers debated the policy and whether to intercede.
—Peter Aitken, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2024
Photograph: Manuel Romano/Getty Images The Norwegian Parliament voted this week to allow companies to scour its territorial waters for mining opportunities.
—Eliza Gkritsi, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2024
The most important resource endowment of the Essequibo region is the oil found in its territorial waters.
—Elias Ferrer Breda, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Beijing is also seeking to expand its territorial waters in the South China Sea.
—Bob Seely, Foreign Affairs, 24 Nov. 2023
While Hamas rules inside Gaza, Israel controls its northern border, as well as its territorial waters and airspace.
—Maggie Vespa, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2023
Since the Ukraine invasion, Latvia has increased surveillance of its airspace, land and territorial waters, the ministry said.
—Paulina Villegas, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2023
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